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* [Q] PGPGIN underflow?
@ 2011-03-24  1:52 KOSAKI Motohiro
  2011-03-24 16:57 ` Randy Dunlap
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: KOSAKI Motohiro @ 2011-03-24  1:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-mm, LKML; +Cc: kosaki.motohiro

Hi all,

Recently, vmstast show crazy big "bi" value even though the system has
no stress. Is this known issue?

Thanks.


% vmstat 1
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu-----
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   50   50  0  0 100  0  0
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   35   30  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   27   24  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   29   26  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   26   22  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   27   24  0  0 100  0  0
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   45   49  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   62   54  1  0 99  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   54   56  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   28   24  0  1 99  0  0
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   54   54  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   42   38  0  1 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   31   24  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   33   24  0  0 100  0  0
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   56   58  1  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  157  225  1  0 98  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   40   37  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   51   47  0  0 100  0  0
 1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   51   46  1  0 99  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  296  418  2  0 97  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  295  419  3  2 95  0  0
 0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708   16    0     0     0  313  449  3  1 96  0  0
 0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  331  448  5  1 95  0  0
 1  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  303  445  3  1 96  0  0
 0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708   16    0     0     0  308  433  3  1 96  0  0
 0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  307  450  4  0 96  0  0
 1  0      0 1132936 151344 479704   96    0     0     0  255  222  6  1 93  0  0
 1  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  397  310 11  1 88  0  0
 0  0      0 1132688 151344 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  410  365  9  1 90  0  0
 1  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     3     0   33   32  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     0     0   31   23  0  0 100  0  0
 0  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     0     0   35   34  0  0 100  0  0


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* Re: [Q] PGPGIN underflow?
  2011-03-24  1:52 [Q] PGPGIN underflow? KOSAKI Motohiro
@ 2011-03-24 16:57 ` Randy Dunlap
  2011-03-25  7:50   ` Jens Axboe
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Randy Dunlap @ 2011-03-24 16:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: KOSAKI Motohiro, axboe; +Cc: linux-mm, LKML

On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:52:54 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Recently, vmstast show crazy big "bi" value even though the system has
> no stress. Is this known issue?
> 
> Thanks.

underflow?  also looks like -3 or -ESRCH.

Adding Jens in case he has any idea about it.

> 
> % vmstat 1
> procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu-----
>  r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   50   50  0  0 100  0  0
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   35   30  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   27   24  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   29   26  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   26   22  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   27   24  0  0 100  0  0
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   45   49  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   62   54  1  0 99  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   54   56  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   28   24  0  1 99  0  0
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   54   54  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   42   38  0  1 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   31   24  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   33   24  0  0 100  0  0
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   56   58  1  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  157  225  1  0 98  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   40   37  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   51   47  0  0 100  0  0
>  1  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0   51   46  1  0 99  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  296  418  2  0 97  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  295  419  3  2 95  0  0
>  0  0      0 1133060 151336 479708   16    0     0     0  313  449  3  1 96  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  331  448  5  1 95  0  0
>  1  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  303  445  3  1 96  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708   16    0     0     0  308  433  3  1 96  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132936 151336 479708    0    0     0     0  307  450  4  0 96  0  0
>  1  0      0 1132936 151344 479704   96    0     0     0  255  222  6  1 93  0  0
>  1  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  397  310 11  1 88  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132688 151344 479708    0    0 4294967293     0  410  365  9  1 90  0  0
>  1  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     3     0   33   32  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     0     0   31   23  0  0 100  0  0
>  0  0      0 1132812 151344 479708    0    0     0     0   35   34  0  0 100  0  0
> 
> --


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~Randy
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* Re: [Q] PGPGIN underflow?
  2011-03-24 16:57 ` Randy Dunlap
@ 2011-03-25  7:50   ` Jens Axboe
  2011-03-29  0:12     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jens Axboe @ 2011-03-25  7:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Randy Dunlap; +Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro, linux-mm, LKML

On 2011-03-24 17:57, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:52:54 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Recently, vmstast show crazy big "bi" value even though the system has
>> no stress. Is this known issue?
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> underflow?  also looks like -3 or -ESRCH.
> 
> Adding Jens in case he has any idea about it.

First question, what does 'recently' mean? In other words, in what
kernel did you first notice this behaviour?

-- 
Jens Axboe


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* Re: [Q] PGPGIN underflow?
  2011-03-25  7:50   ` Jens Axboe
@ 2011-03-29  0:12     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: KOSAKI Motohiro @ 2011-03-29  0:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe; +Cc: kosaki.motohiro, Randy Dunlap, linux-mm, LKML

> On 2011-03-24 17:57, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:52:54 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Recently, vmstast show crazy big "bi" value even though the system has
> >> no stress. Is this known issue?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> > 
> > underflow?  also looks like -3 or -ESRCH.
> > 
> > Adding Jens in case he has any idea about it.
> 
> First question, what does 'recently' mean? In other words, in what
> kernel did you first notice this behaviour?

Thans, Randy, Jens.
I dagged awhile and I've found this is -mm specific and known issue.
It was fixed by Hannes. (ref Message-ID: <20110324125316.GA2310@cmpxchg.org>)




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